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12 December, 2012

Africa Gospel Church (AGC)Uganda held their annual pastors’
and wives conference last week.We felt
so at home as they worshipped in song and dance.Praising the Lord together in several
different languages, three of which we knew enough words to join in (Luganda,
Swahili, and English) made us feel right at home. It was refreshing to sing
familiar choruses and go through familiar motions to some of the songs. The
freedom to dance to the music, praising the Lord wholeheartedly moved our
hearts to dance even when our feet were out of step with the African feet. We
will never match the African sense of rhythm but we sure do enjoy it and they
don’t mind when we try J

Our dear, dear friend, Rev. Dr. Robert Langat, Bishop of
Africa Gospel Church Kenya, was the guest speaker. It was such a delight
to meet him as he arrived, guide him to the conference, and then bring him home
with us to spend a night. We have a long history of friendship and prayer
partnership. It was wonderful to catch up with all that is going on with him,
his family and AGC Kenya. We stayed up too late and still had too little time
together but oh, it was grand.We prayed
together and it gave us that wonderful feeling of home.

God challenged our hearts through His word as we listened
and prayed at the conference. Hearing the hearts of the men and women attendees
as they asked questions, as they sang and as they prayed helped us learn a
little more when all is unfamiliar. We have so much to learn in AGC Uganda. We
forged new acquaintances which we pray will, over time, help us feel more at
home where all can seem so unfamiliar.

God is so gracious to us.He alone can lead us into feeling at home in the midst of everything
unfamiliar.

Jeff & Christine

Why We Serve

Since arriving on the continent of Africa as missionaries, we have taken chances, faced challenges, and seen many changes. Through it all, we have experienced God's faithfulness and provision. As new missionaries, we claimed 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 as our life verses, reminding us that "God is our adequacy." We relied on God's help as we adapted to new cultures and learned to use our professional skills in new ways. We sought His help as we built relationships with our missionary co-workers and those we serve in Africa.

As we continue to serve, we continue to rely on God to be our adequacy. In Uganda we encounter great challenges, yet great joys as we experience God working to bring wholistic transformation to lives. We are excited about continuing to serve God in Uganda and the surrounding countries. As we grow in our personal relationships with Christ, we want to share more of the abundant life in Him with others.